A lot to cover on the suspensions today:
FOX Sports is reporting that MLB will hand down the suspensions today:
Yahoo! Sports has a different time frame and different number of players:
ESPN says that MLB and A-Roid are far apart in their negotiations because of . . . . $$$. Of course, I’m SHOCKED! Here’s the story:
The New York Post says that A-Roid is ready to continue his rehab in Trenton tonight and tomorrow and is not ready to surrender to MLB:
This twist may make a difference and force A-Roid and his minions to accept a settlement:
Federal government prosecutors are now looking to bring criminal charges against Anthony Bosch and his little clinic as they investigate, not only the charges of providing PED’s to professional athletes, but also to high school athletes and even politicians and public figures in South Florida. Two stories on this:
The New York Daily News, first:
ESPN says Jeff Novitzki, who headed the federal criminal investigations against Balco, Roger Clemens, and Lance Armstroing is now after Biogenesis:
Buster Olney of ESPN tells us what he thinks Bud Seelig should do with A-Roid:
Let’s go to the games. The Marlins beat the Mets 3-0 yesterday. Donovan Solano drove in two runs and Logan Morrison had an RBI single to account for the offense against All Star starter Matt Harvey, who for only the third time this season, failed to go at least six innings. All three times have come against the Marlins. Harvey is now 0-1 against the Fish, with a 3.52 ERA this season. Against the rest of the world, he is 8-2, with a 1.97 ERA. Tom Koehler threw six scoreless innings, AJ Ramos followed with two scoreless frames, and Steve Chisek closed the ninth for his 23rd save. The Cleveland Indians are in town this weekend for a three-game interleague series. The expected pitching matchups this weekend:
FRIDAY Ubaldo Jimenez vs Jose Fernandez 7:10 pm
SATURDAY Zach McAllister vs Jacob Turner 7:10 pm
SUNDAY Scott Kazmir vs Nathan Eovaldi 1:10 pm
After this weekend, and a day off on Monday, the Marlins will hit the road. Three games at Pittsburgh against the Pirates, three games in Atlanta against the Braves, and three games in Kansas City against the Royals.
The Fish are still at the bottom of the list in runs scored in MLB, with 341 runs in their 107 games. Here are the rest of the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 42-65 341
White Sox 40-66 391
Nationals 52-56 401
Astros 36-71 408
Phillies 50-58 408
The Yankees need to be careful, as they are DANGEROUSLY CLOSE to making the bottom-dwellers list, as they are now the sixth lowest-scoring team in the majors, with 412 runs in their 107 games (56-51).
In contrast, the Boston Red Sox lead the majors with 553 runs in 110 games. The Detroit Tigers have scored 549 runs in 106 games.
In the Major Leagues yesterday, first in the National League,
Giants 2 Phillies 1
Joaquin Arias drove in the game winning run against closer Jonathan Papelbon, who had come into the game in the ninth with a 1-0 lead.
Cardinals 13 Pirates 0
After seven straight losses, the Cardinals exploded against the Pirates last night. Jon Jay, Allen Craig, and Tony Cruz drove in two runs each.
Braves 11 Rockies 2
Justin Upton hit two home runs and finished with five RBI. Julio Teheran struck out 11 in his five innings of work and had a pair of hits, including a two-run double. Jayson Heyward also connected long distance and Chris Johnson had three hits and two RBI. Johnson, the NL’s leading hitter at .346, has had multiple hits in seven straight games.
Dodgers 6 Cubs 4
Jerry Hairston and Hanley Ramirez drove in two runs each. Yasiel Puig connected long distance. Ricky Nolasco got the win for the Dodgers.
Over in the American League,
Indians 6 White Sox 1
Ryan Raburn blasted two home runs and drove in four runs. The Indians have won eight in a row.
Royals 7 Twins 2
The Royals won their ninth consecutive game. Billy Butler drove in two runs.
Orioles 6 Astros 3
After being traded from the Astros the day before, Bud Norris beat his former team, holding them to two runs and four hits in six innings of work. Chris Davis hit his 39th home run of the season and reached the 100-RBI plateau.
Red Sox 8 Mariners 7
The Red Sox scored 6 runs in the ninth inning to complete a three-game sweep of the Mariners. The Red Sox lead all of baseball with 11 walk-off wins so far this season.
Angels 8 Blue Jays 2
Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer, JB Shuck finished with three RBI. Josh Johnson fell to 1-8 for the Blue Jays, giving up seven runs and 10 hits over 2 1/3 innings.
Rangers 7 D-Backs 1
Yu Darvish struck out 14 over seven scoreless innings.
Today in MLB, in the National League,
Dodgers @ Cubs 4:05 pm
Hyun-Jin Ryu vs Travis Wood
Braves @ Phillies 7:05 pm
Kris Medlen vs Ethan Martin
Rockies @ Pirates 7:05 pm
Jhoulys Chacin vs Gerrit Cole
Cardinals @ Reds 7:10 pm
Shelby Miller vs Bronson Arroyo
Indians vs Marlins 7:10 pm
Ubaldo Jimenez vs Jose Fernandez
Royals @ Mets 7:10 pm
Wade Davis vs Dillon Gee
Nationals @ Brewers 8:10 pm
Jordan Zimmerman vs Tom Gorzelanny
Yankees @ Padres 10:10 pm
CC Sabathia vs Andrew Cashner
Over in the American League,
Mariners @ Orioles 7:05 pm
Aaron Harang vs Chris Tillman
White Sox @ Tigers 7:08 pm
Hector Santiago vs Doug Fister
Giants @ Rays 7:10 pm
Madison Bumgarner vs Chris Archer
D-backs @ Red Sox 7:10 pm
Randall Delgado vs Jon Lester
Astros @ Twins 8:10 pm
Jarred Cosart vs Samuel Deduno
Rangers @ A’s 10:05 pm
Alexi Ogando vs Tommy Milone
Blue Jays @ Angels 10:05 pm
Todd Redmond vs Tommy Hanson
Here are the latest trade rumors around the majors:
Here is ESPN chiming in with their gossip:
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Over the last 10 years, 73% of the teams in first place in their respective divisions (44 out of 60) on August 1st have advanced to the playoffs. When was the last time that ALL six teams in first place on August 1st played in the post season? The answer comes later, alligator.
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
The University of Miami Hurricanes are two days away from starting preseason practices. Coach Al Golden says his team is ready and focused:
Why hasn’t the NCAA come out with the results of their investigation against the University of Miami? What the hell are they waiting for?
In Dolphin news, the Dolphins and the Dallas Cowboys will play in the first preseason game this year this Sunday, August 4th, in Canton, Ohio, the site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The game will be broadcast nationally by NBC, Channel 6 in South Florida. I can’t believe the football season is already here. SIDE NOTE: Thanks to Gerardo Gomez for catching the fact that I decided to move the game to Dallas in yesterday’s blog.
Here is Armando Salguero’s daily Dolphin report from the Miami Herald:
Here is the Palm Beach Post’s daily Dolphin Camp report:
Here’s ESPN’s NFL Nation Blog, with news from all around the league:
We can all continue to sleep at night, knowing full well that Aaron Hernandez remains in jail, where he belongs.
In NBA news, I know you've heard this before . . . Free agent center Greg Oden expects to make a decision on where he is signing today. The Heat are still in the running.
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Over the last 10 years, 73% of the teams in first place in their respective divisions (44 out of 60) on August 1st have advanced to the playoffs. When was the last time that ALL six teams in first place on August 1st played in the post season?
The year was 2006, when the Yankees, Twins, and A’s all advanced and in the NL, the Mets, the Cardinals, and the Padres also made the playoffs. The Cardinals beat the Tigers (the wild card team) in the World Series that year, by the way.
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